Author(s)

Séraphin Agré Djomo¹, Conand Honoré Kouakou^2*, Koffi Clément Kouadio², Moro Olivier Boffoue², Edjikémé Emeruwa²

¹Departement Sciences de la Terre, UFR Environnement, Universite Jean Lorougnon Guede, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.
²Laboratoire de Géomatériaux et Technologie du Bâtiment (LGTB), UFR des Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minières, Université Felix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Partial substitution of aggregates for pieces of glass in concrete contributes to reducing the use this resource and preserving the environment for future generations. However, concretes or mortars mixed with crushed glass can deteriorate within a few years, because of the alkali-silica reaction related to the size of glass pieces. Some investigations were carried out in order to find out how to bring down this phenomenon. Different percentages of glass powder were mixed with mortar made from sand, cement and crushed glass pieces of which diameter is between 1 and 5 mm. Products obtained were submitted to flexural testing, compressive strength testing and resistance to acid attack and Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM) observations were made after a period running from 28 to 180 days of drying. The results show an increase in the mechanical properties of products with glass powder and an improvement in the durability of mortar in acidic environment. Such improvements are related to the enhanced adhesion created between crushed glass pieces and cementitious matrix containing glass powder as a result of pozzolanic reaction.

Pozzolanic Reaction, Crushed Glass, Glass Powder, Alkali-Silica Reaction

Djomo, S. , Kouakou, C. , Kouadio, K. , Boffoue, M. and Emeruwa, E. (2019) Effect of Sand Partial Substitution for Glass Powder on the Behaviour of Sand-Cement Mortar. Materials Sciences and Applications, 10, 756-767. doi: 10.4236/msa.2019.1012055.